Shield

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Shield
Captain America's shield. (COMIC: Tying the Knot [+]Loading...["Tying the Knot (comic story)"])

A shield, also known as shielding, (TV: Sleep No More) was used to protect people and places (TV: The Daleks' Master Plan, Planet of the Spiders, et al.) from danger (TV: The Mind Robber [+]Loading...["The Mind Robber (TV story)"]). They could be used to keep people safe (TV: Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror) or prevent scanning or detection (TV: The Poison Sky).

Types of shields

Types of shields included:

Other things that could be used as shields included humans such as Claire Clairmont. (TV: The Haunting of Villa Diodati)

History

The mythical Perseus escaped Medusa by looking at her reflection in his polished shield. (TV: The Mind Robber [+]Loading...["The Mind Robber (TV story)"])

Shields were used by Sontarans, including General Ignatius Antias Salutio and Commander Caecilius Crassus Procullus, who thought they were Romans in Ireland in 55 BC. (AUDIO: The Battle of Giant's Causeway [+]Loading...["The Battle of Giant's Causeway (audio story)"])

The Eighth Doctor used a knightly shield. (AUDIO: The Crowd)